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Huskers Travel to Iowa Monday Night

Posted on January 3, 2015January 4, 2015

The Nebraska men’s basketball team hits the road for the first time in Big Ten action on Monday night, traveling to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes.

Tipoff for Monday’s matchup between the Huskers and Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 8:06 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on BTN with Dave Revsine and Jim Jackson on the call. The game is also available online and on mobile apps on BTN2Go.

The game will be broadcast across the state of Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln, 1110 KFAB in Omaha and KRVN 880 AM in Lexington with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game can be heard for free on Huskers.com and available on the Huskers’ app on iOS or android devices, as well as on TuneIn Radio and on SiriusXM Satellite Radio.

The Huskers (8-5, 0-1 Big Ten) looks to regroup following a 70-65 home loss to Indiana in their Big Ten opener on Wednesday. The Huskers battled back from a 16-point first-half deficit to take a four-point lead midway through the second half against Indiana, but a costly offensive stretch in the second half proved costly. The Huskers had only one field goal over an eight-minute stretch to allow the Hoosiers to regain the lead for good. Nebraska cut the deficit to three points in the final 30 minutes, but were unable to get the rebound to get a chance to tie the contest.

The Huskers feature two of the top wings in the Big Ten in juniors Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields. Against Indiana, the duo combined for 43 points and 15 rebounds in a losing effort, as Petteway scored a game-high 23 points, while Shields added 20. On the season, Petteway is second in the Big Ten at 19.5 points per game, while Shields is third at 17.4 ppg.

The Huskers enter the Big Ten road opener looking to even their road record at 2-2 this season, and have won four of their last seven road games since snapping a 12-game road losing streak on Feb. 8, 2014.

Iowa is 10-4 on the season and comes off one of its most impressive efforts of the season, a 71-65 win at Ohio State last Tuesday in its Big Ten opener. In that game, the Hawkeyes got 18 points each from Jarrod Uthoff and Aaron White and held Ohio State to 42 percent shooting. Iowa is 8-1 at home this season with the only loss coming to Iowa State.

Monday’s game begins a stretch of three Big Ten games in a seven-day stretch for the Huskers, as NU hosts Rutgers (Thursday) and Illinois (Sunday).

Freshmen lead No. 25 Hoyas past Creighton 76-61

Posted on January 3, 2015January 4, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshmen L.J. Peak, Tre Campbell and Paul White combined for 37 points, leading No. 25 Georgetown past Creighton 76-61 on Saturday in a Big East matchup.

With a pair of starting seniors, Joshua Smith and Jabril Trawick, on the sideline because of foul trouble, Georgetown (9-4, 1-1) relied heavily on its first-year players, who provided 25 of 29 points during one span.

Campbell’s 3-pointer early in the second half wrapped up a 15-2 spurt that put Georgetown ahead 39-31. And White’s 3 with 7 1/2 minutes to go gave the hosts a 61-46 edge.

Smith did wind up with 16 points, and Trawick with 12. But Big East preseason player of the year D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera was limited to five.

Devin Brooks and Zach Hanson led Creighton (9-6, 0-2) with 11 points each.

No. 14 Maryland beats No. 12 Nebraska 75-47

Posted on January 3, 2015January 4, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 24, Laurin Mincy added 22 and No. 14 Maryland used a big second half on Saturday to beat 12th-ranked Nebraska 75-47.

Maryland (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) had more points in the second half (48) than the Cornhuskers (10-3, 0-2) scored in the game.

Walker-Kimbrough was 10 of 13 from the field with nine rebounds and Mincy was 3 of 6 from 3-point range.

The Terrapins took the lead for good with a 13-2 run to open the second half. Nebraska closed within 46-38 before Maryland stretched the lead to 64-42 with an 18-4 run. Mincy had a three-point play and two 3-pointers during that run and scored 20 of her 22 points in the second half.

The game was tied 27-all at halftime.

Tear’a Laudermill and Rachel Theriot scored 12 each to lead the Cornhuskers, who had a four-point lead in the first half.

Rose leads Bulls over Nuggets 106-101

Posted on January 1, 2015

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Denver Nuggets 106-101 on Thursday night.

Jimmy Butler scored 26 for Chicago, and Pau Gasol added 17 points, nine rebounds and a career-high nine blocks.

The late surge by Rose lifted the Bulls to their 11th win in 13 games. The 2011 NBA MVP missed his first eight shots, including all seven in a scoreless first half, but the point guard dominated down the stretch, coming up with one big basket after another.

Wilson Chandler led Denver with 22 points. Ty Lawson scored 20, while Arron Afflalo had 19 points. Kenneth Faried added 18 points and 19 rebounds, but the Nuggets fell to 4-12 on the road.

LeBron James, Steph Curry lead NBA All-Star Voting

Posted on January 1, 2015

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James and Stephen Curry remain the leading NBA All-Star vote-getters after the second tally of fan ballots.

Cleveland’s James leads all with 775,810 votes at the Eastern Conference frontcourt spot. Golden State’s Curry has 755,486, good for second in the league and tops among the Western Conference guards.

In the results released Thursday, Chicago’s Pau Gasol and the New York’s Carmelo Anthony follow in the East frontcourt. Washington’s John Wall remains the East’s leading vote-getter in the backcourt, followed by Miami’s Dwyane Wade.

Kobe Bryant is second to Curry in the West backcourt. The frontcourt is led by the New Orleans’ Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Memphis center Marc Gasol.

Voting runs through Jan. 19, and starters for the Feb. 15 game in New York will be announced Jan. 22.

Providence tops Creighton 65-53, Wins 5th Straight

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — LaDontae Henton scored 35 points to lead Providence to its fifth-consecutive win, beating Creighton 65-53 in the Big East opener for both teams on Wednesday night.

Henton made 12 of 21 field goals, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and grabbed eight rebounds. Kris Dunn had 12 assists, eight rebounds and two steals for Providence (11-3, 1-0).

The Friars led 32-28 at halftime and opened the second half with a 10-2 run, including eight by Henton, to make it 42-30 with 15 minutes to play.

A layup by Geoffrey Groselle pulled Creighton (9-5, 0-1) within five, 44-39, but Dunn assisted on 3’s by Henton and Jalen Lindsey during a 12-0 Providence spurt which gave the Friars their biggest lead of the game, 56-39, with 8:34 left.

Groselle led Creighton, which lost five games before Jan. 1 for the first time since the 2009-10 season, with 14 points.

Indiana holds off Nebraska 70-65 in Big Ten Opener

Posted on December 31, 2014January 1, 2015

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nick Zeisloft hit a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left and Collin Hartman added one 21 seconds later to seal the win for Indiana which held off Nebraska 70-65 in the Big Ten conference opener for both teams Wednesday.

The three free throws were the only points scored by Indiana (11-3, 1-0 Big Ten) in the final 4:50 of the run-filled game.

Nebraska (8-5, 0-1) came out of halftime strong, hitting five of its first seven shots, outscoring Indiana 14-2 and taking a 46-42 lead on Walter Pitchford’s shot-clock-beating 27-foot 3-pointer with 15:28 left.

Robert Johnson led Indiana with 14 points. Troy Williams had 13 points and Hanner Mosquera-Perea finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Terran Petteway led Nebraska with 23 points. Shavon Shields added 20 and Pitchford had 11 for Nebraska.

Bryant leads Lakers to 111-103 Win over Nuggets

Posted on December 30, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Kobe Bryant had 23 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds for his 21st career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Denver Nuggets 111-103 Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Bryant shot 6 of 11 from the floor, giving him 25,000 field goal attempts for his career. The only players who’ve attempted more shots in NBA history are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28,307) and Karl Malone (26,210), according to STATS.

The Lakers star played nearly 32 minutes in his second game back. He missed three games around Christmas because of overall soreness.

Carlos Boozer had 19 points and Ronnie Price added a season-high 18.

Ty Lawson and Jusuf Nurkic both finished with 16 points for the Nuggets, who have lost four of five.

Lady Dawgs Play for 3rd, Boys for 5th in GNAC (Updated Brackets)

Posted on December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Day two of the Greater Nebraska Athletic Conference basketball tournaments saw the North Platte Bulldogs boys basketball team win in the consolation bracket and the Lady Dawgs fall in the semifinals.

The North Platte boys beat McCook 60-42 in the consolation bracket semifinals on Tuesday. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead and maintained that lead through halftime, going into the break up 30-22. Junior Rashawn Bryant propelled North Platte to the early lead by hitting three first quarter three-pointers and finishing the half with 11 points. Bryant kept things going in the second half by hitting three more shots from beyond the arc to finish the game with 20 points and making six three-pointers. The Dawgs pulled away in the fourth quarter and led by as many as 21 before settling for the 18-point win. Senior Shane Mauch also scored in double-figures as he finished with 10 points.

The Dawgs advance to the consolation championship on Wednesday in Hastings and will play fourth-seeded Columbus, which beat Lexington 69-55 to advance. The Discoverers beat North Platte 60-46 at NPHS on December 20. Tip-off Wednesday is scheduled for 3:15 pm and the game can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410. The updated 2014-15 GNAC boys bracket can be seen below.

The North Platte Bulldogs girls basketball team lost in the semifinals of the championship bracket on Tuesday to the Kearney Bearcats, 45-16. Kearney led 7-6 in the first quarter before going on a 30-4 run that spanned more than two quarters and put North Platte down 37-10 to start the fourth quarter. The Lady Dawgs struggled from the field, shooting just 12 percent and were led in scoring by junior Allison Kuenle and senior Taylor Johnson who each scored six points.

The second-seeded North Platte girls will play for 3rd place on Wednesday against fourth-seeded Columbus, which lost to No. 1 Norfolk 46-38. The Lady Dawgs beat Columbus in North Platte 57-52 on December 20. Tip-off Wednesday is scheduled for 10:00 am and the game can be heard on ESPN Radio 1410. An updated 2014-15 GNAC girls bracket can be seen below.

Huskers Host Hoosiers in Big Ten Opener on Wednesday

Posted on December 30, 2014

The Nebraska men’s basketball team returns home for the first time since Dec. 13, as the Huskers welcome Indiana to Pinnacle Bank Arena in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams Wednesday afternoon.

Tipoff for the New Year’s Eve matchup is set for 4:30 p.m. and the game will be nationally televised on BTN with Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. Wednesday’smatchup will also be available on BTN2GO.

A very limited number of $30 tickets are available on Huskers.com or at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Ticket Office beginning at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, as a sellout crowd of over 15,000 is expected.

The Huskers are 8-4 on the season after wrapping up a 2-1 showing in Hawaii last week with a 71-58 win over Ohio on Christmas Day. Against Ohio, the Huskers got 22 points apiece from Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields, while holding the Bobcats to 38 percent shooting. Nebraska never trailed and enjoyed a 39-28 advantage on the boards, including a career-high 13 rebounds by David Rivers, which matched the Huskers’ best individual rebounding effort in five years.

Nebraska has defended at a high level since the loss to Incarnate Word on Dec. 10, holding its last four opponents to a combined 34 percent shooting and 55.2 points per game. The improvement has coincided with a string of strong performances from junior forward Walter Pitchford, who is averaging 9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds per game in that stretch.

The Huskers will need to continue that strong defensive against an Indiana team which leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense at 83.4 points per game. The Hoosiers are second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (.499) and fourth in 3-point percentage (.417).

Wednesday’s game features two of the top scoring duos in the Big Ten as Shields and Petteway combine for 36.5 points per game for the Huskers, while the Hoosiers’ duo of James Blackmon Jr. and Yogi Ferrell account for 35.1 points per game.